The happy life of a prodigal

After speaking, he voluntarily gave way.

When the onlookers saw this scene, they all smiled knowingly.

A dude like Mr. Zhao is most afraid of Butou Pei, because Butou Pei often appears in surprise, which scares them enough.

Now it's because no trouble has been caused, so Catcher Pei doesn't care.

If the conflict escalates later, Catcher Pei may suddenly jump out from somewhere again.

Annoying tight, might as well take a step back.

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiu became even more speechless.

He has seen other state capitals before, and always feels that this Jinzhou capital is different from other places.

The people here are always inexplicable.

For example, Zhao Feng next to him was relatively normal at the beginning.

But after a while, I have to look up at the sky, as if there is something extraordinary in the sky.

The guards cared about him and came up to inquire, and they heard him there, talking to himself, talking about not bullying the young and poor, about 30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi, all in all, some messy things.

Later, the guards didn't bother to care about him anymore, so he could do whatever he wanted.

A dispute that was so tense before was resolved in this inexplicable atmosphere?

According to common sense, it shouldn't be this Mr. Zhao who was unconvinced and called the evil slave.

I taught him a lesson by force, explaining that the fist is the last word, the people in the city are convinced, and the conscription is going smoothly...

This is the normal script!

Thinking of this, Fang Xiu couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling more and more that it was a wrong decision for him to come to Jinzhou Mansion...

Chapter 995 Not enough people!

That dude surnamed Zhao was riding a horse, standing behind Fang Xiu, his face twisted together, not speaking.

If he stopped talking, Fang Xiu would naturally not go to talk to him. If that were the case, wouldn't it be a fall.

Therefore, he ignored him and went straight into the city.

The guard next to him whispered: "My lord, we have already found a place to stay in advance, do you see?"

In the territory of Jinzhou Prefecture, Fang Xiu didn't lack for anything, just a place to live.

Back then when the port had not been built, housing prices in Jinzhou Prefecture were relatively low.

At that time, Fang Xiu had bought a lot of houses in Jinzhou Mansion, and kept them here for such a long time, but did not sell them.

At this moment, it just came in handy.

Fang Xiu nodded and said, "Okay."

So the guard led the way ahead.

Seeing this, Zhou Chen hurriedly stepped forward, bowed his hands and saluted, "My lord, I'm going to escort these black households back to the Yamen of Jinzhou Prefecture first, and then transfer them to the military camps. God, look..."

Zhou Chen still remembered what the lord said before.

This lord is going to the military village to take a look.

Therefore, it is still necessary to go forward and report.

Fang Xiu glanced at him, nodded, and said: "I know, you go, just come to me before you leave."

After speaking, he winked at the guard.

The guard immediately understood, wrote an address, and threw it to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen hurriedly picked it up and replied, "Yes, my lord!"

Fang Xiu nodded and didn't look at him anymore, he reined in the horse and left here.

Zhou Chen stood where he was, watching Fang Xiu's back gradually drifting away, his eyes revealing contemplation.

The person in front of him had an extraordinary bearing. Although he didn't reveal his identity, he could clearly tell that his status was extraordinary.

I met him on the way from Kyoto Prefecture again, probably the son of a certain noble.

I don't know if it's that uncle or the son of Lord Hou...

Zhou Chen thought so, looked at the colleagues behind him, waved his hand, and said, "Go back to the government office!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Although they are officers and soldiers of Jinzhou Prefecture, but this Jinzhou Prefecture is a small government, and since the establishment of the port, all the main soldiers have been sent to a guard by the British.

They followed the city guards at first, but gradually they were directly ordered by the magistrate.

It was precisely because of this that he didn't dare to say a word when Mr. Zhao humiliated him just now, just because this Mr. Zhao was his direct subordinate.

Jinzhou Prefecture.

At this moment, the prefect of Jinzhou looked at the letter from Kyoto, his brows were tightly frowned, and his face was very ugly.

During this period of time, Jinzhou Prefecture developed very well, the people were happy and healthy, merchants came and went, and large ships were built in the port of Jinzhou.

The entire Fucheng reveals the atmosphere of prosperity, even the prices of mansions are much higher than before.

However, these developments are not in Jinzhou itself, but after the port was built.

It is not an idiot who can reach the position of magistrate. Of course, he understands that the reason why Jinzhou Prefecture is able to do so depends on the port.

And the existence of the port is not separate, it is because of the commercial development of Anchuan Prefecture in the southeastern province and Nanyang, so it can be so prosperous.

The goods from Jinzhou Prefecture were transported to Yaskawa Prefecture by sea, and then transported to Nanyang via Yaskawa Prefecture.

If there is a mistake in any of these links, Jinzhou Prefecture will be greatly affected.

Maybe it will return to the mediocre level before overnight.

Therefore, since he became the magistrate, he has been terrified every day, for fear that something will go wrong with this route one day.

I prayed to gods and Buddhas all day long, but I didn't expect that there was still a problem with this shipping route.

And this problem is not from pirates, nor from Nanyang, but from a group of guys from the West. It can only be said that it is impossible to prevent, impossible to prevent!

The prefect of Jinzhou thought so, and his face was very ugly.

Now that Nanyang has a problem, what should Jinzhou do?What should we do?

This is a very serious problem. There are still a few merchants here and now. When the news of Nanyang spreads, no merchants will be willing to come to Nanyang again.

He needs to think of a solution in advance.

At this moment, the prefect of Jinzhou had a pensive expression on his face.

Before he could think of a good solution, he heard a knock on the door.

A small official walked up to the prefect of Jinzhou with a letter, and presented it with both hands: "Lord prefect, this is a letter from Jinzhou port."

"Jinzhou Port?"

The prefect of Jinzhou was slightly taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Bring it to me."

"Yes, my lord!" The little official handed over the letter.

The prefect of Jinzhou disassembled it and browsed it carefully. The more he looked at him, the more ugly his face became.

This letter came from the Jinzhou Guard.

This Jinzhou Guardhouse is a new guardhouse built by the British government. All the elite guards of Jinzhou Prefecture were recruited, plus a part of the elite of the sixteen guards of the pro-army, about 1000 soldiers. people.

The name is Jinzhou Weisuo, but it actually protects the existence of Jinzhou Port. It owns several small boats. It patrols this port on weekdays. When encountering some conflicts, it wants to mediate.

If you encounter some thieves, you will deal with them directly.

It was originally to prevent pirates from attacking the port of Jinzhou.

But after the Shenji Battalion in Anchuan Mansion encircled and suppressed a wave of pirates, even the pirates from Jinzhou Mansion did not dare to take the lead.

For a long time, there was no news of any pirates, so the soldiers in this guard were also idle.

It is precisely because of this that the military settlements in various places have been completely reduced to tasteless, useless at all.

Having said so much, I just want to explain one thing. The Jinzhou Guard is supposed to be very quiet, because there are no pirates.

But now it is different.

For three consecutive days, merchants from Jinzhou Port came to the guard, saying that a group of pirates appeared near Jinzhou Port, and their strength was very strong.

The guards they brought were not enough at all, and the goods worth several thousand taels were robbed by pirates back and forth.

This group of pirates also has a very distinctive feature.

That is, they only plundered goods and silver. Besides, they didn't want people or ships.

Even sometimes, they will leave a piece of food for them so that they can return to Jinzhou Prefecture safely.

These merchants have encountered some bandits and pirates for so many years.

But this was the first time they had seen pirates like this.

Just looking for money not killing...

Many bandits have talked about it, but it has become a reality for a group of pirates.

After the Jinzhou Guard received the news, it sent out several waves of people to search, but they did not find any signs of pirates.

However, as time went by, more and more merchants were looted.

All in all, the gist of this letter is one sentence: pirates are infested, Jinzhou Guard, there are not enough people!

Chapter 996 Special envoy?

The pirates who haven't appeared for a long time have made a comeback...

The prefect of Jinzhou looked at the letter and was very distressed.

Da Chu didn’t have many powerful sailors. The Jinzhou Wei said they were sailors, but at most they could only be regarded as small troubles. Compared with other real sailors, there was no way to compare them, even compared to those in the east. Island, the Navy of Sakura Country is not comparable.

Not to mention those powerful pirates.

Although the number of pirates is small, they are all fighting with their lives and fighting bloody battles.

Such a person on board, even a third-rate fighter, can display combat power comparable to a second-rate fighter, and a second-rate fighter can display the combat power of a first-rate fighter.

Therefore, there is no way to take them at all.

How can this be good...

The prefect of Jinzhou sat where he was, his fingers holding the letter turned pale.

The room leak happened to rain all night, why is my luck so bad, I still have to write a book for the court.

But it will take another half a month to go back and forth again. When the imperial court sends out the Shenji Battalion, the Shenji Battalion will be ready again, and the day lily will be cold!

There is no doubt that in that case, Jinzhou Prefecture will return to its former desolate state.

This is absolutely unacceptable to the prefect of Jinzhou!

He lowered his head and twisted his face together, thinking about how to solve this matter.

Then, a knock on the door was heard.

What's the matter again.

The prefect of Jinzhou frowned and said in a deep voice, "Go in."

The door was pushed open.

Zhou Chen stood where he was, looked at the prefect of Jinzhou in front of him, bowed respectfully, and said, "I've seen the prefect before!"

The prefect of Jinzhou raised his eyes and glanced at Zhou Chen.

Immediately, his eyes lit up, and he asked, "How is the matter of the black households in the army that I asked you to do?"

Zhou Chen cupped his hands and said, "If you go back to the magistrate, there are 31 people who escaped from the military station, and a total of 30 people were arrested. It's lucky that the humble job is not disgraceful!"

The remaining person was also arrested, but Fang Xiu asked him to leave again.

He still doesn't know Fang Xiu's identity, so he dare not reveal this matter easily.